IPL 2022: RCB vs KKR, Stats Review – Hasaranga’s feat and other stats

Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was the star for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he spun his web to take figures of 4/20 in a four-over spell to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to just 128, subsequently winning the encounter for his franchise. Akash Deep and Harshal Patel took three and two wickets, respectively, as RCB defeated KKR by three wickets in Match 6 of IPL 2022 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 6 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2022:

200 – Dinesh Karthik became the second wicketkeeper to play 200 IPL matches as a wicketkeeper. MS Dhoni is on top, featuring in 215 games.

400 – Andre Russell appeared in his 400th T20 match. He became the sixth player overall to play in 400 T20 games.

1 – Tim Southee scripted his best bowling figures (3/20) in the league. His previous best was 3/24 against SRH in 2016.

2 – Harshal Patel became the second bowler to bowl two maidens in an IPL match. His RCB teammate Mohammed Siraj had also bowled two back-to-back maidens against KKR in 2020.

3 – Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy recorded the third-highest tenth-wicket partnership (27) in the IPL.

4/20 – Wanindu Hasaranga registered his best figures in the IPL.

3 – KKR scripted their third-lowest total (128) against RCB in the IPL.

2 – Harshal Patel’s tally of 19 dot balls is the joint-highest by any bowler in an IPL match. While he shares the feat with five other bowlers, Deepak Chahar is on the top for bowling 20 dots against KKR in 2019.